I grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania with 4 siblings.  I attended Washington and Jefferson college in Washington, PA and ultimately attended medical school at Lake Erie College of osteopathic medicine in Erie, PA.  My passion for the outdoors and nature brought me to Colorado for residency at Skyridge Medical Center in Lonetree, Colorado.  Throughout my career in medicine I maintained a passion for gastroenterology, and I will be entering gastroenterology fellowship starting in 2025 at the Parkview Medical Center gastroenterology fellowship in Pueblo, Colorado.